Legal Opinion

Lucas v. Black Diamond Coal Mining Company

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 24, 1955No. 6 Div. 609PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOODWYN, Justice.

Certiorari was granted on the petition of Mary Belle Lucas to review the judgment of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County denying her compensation for the death of her husband, Robert Dalton Lucas, in an action brought by her against Black Diamond Coal Mining Company under the Alabama Workmen’s Compensation Law, Code 1940, Tit. 26, § 253 et seq., as amended.

The Mining Company, in its answer to the petition in the trial court, admitted that on January 9, 1947, “the said Robert Dalton Lucas and the defendant were subj ect to the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Law of…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Greek v. Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1922
  2. Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
  3. Southern Cotton Oil Co. v. BruceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
  4. Benoit Coal Mining Co. v. MooreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926
  5. Baughn v. Little Cahaba Coal Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1925

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Nason v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
  2. Horton v. DeLoachSupreme Court of Alabama · 1964
  3. United States Steel Corp. v. DannerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
  4. Simmons v. F. W. Dodge CorporationSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
  5. Bell v. General American Transportation Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1974

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